FNUS74 KEPZ 141604
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RED TANK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
902 AM MST MON DEC 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH THE STATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS MAINLY FOR AREAS NORTH OF
LAS CRUCES TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 7500 FEET
WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. HIGHER ELV WINDS WITH THE
TROUGH WILL RANGE IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE FROM THE WEST WITH OCNL
HIGHER GUSTS AT TIMES TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY
ABOVE NORMAL. COOLER DAY TIME TEMPERATURES MAY OCCUR BY NEXT WEEKEND AS
ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH MORNING BECOMING'
                    WEST TON NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH ISOLD GUST 15 MPH
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL AROUND 6700
                    FEET EVENING WITH AN INCH OR 2 POSSIBLE ABOVE THIS LEVEL.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4 TO 9 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST AROUND 3 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...LARRY ASHLEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091214.REDTA.01/EPZ